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Robert Willis (engineer)

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The Reverend Robert Willis (27 February 1800 – 28 February 1875) was an English academic. [1]

17 relations: Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England, Bronchitis, Cambridge University Library, Charles Wheatstone, Exposition Universelle (1855), Fellow of the Royal Society, Francis Willis (physician), George Oscar Russell, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Harp, Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy, John Willis Clark, Mechanical engineering, Robert Willis (physician), Royal Archaeological Institute, Royal Gold Medal, Vowel.

Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England

The medieval cathedrals of England, which date from between approximately 1040 and 1540, are a group of twenty-six buildings that constitute a major aspect of the country’s artistic heritage and are among the most significant material symbols of Christianity.

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Bronchitis

Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) in the lungs.

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Cambridge University Library

Cambridge University Library is the main research library of the University of Cambridge in England.

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Charles Wheatstone

Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS (6 February 1802 – 19 October 1875), was an English scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, including the English concertina, the stereoscope (a device for displaying three-dimensional images), and the Playfair cipher (an encryption technique).

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Exposition Universelle (1855)

The Exposition Universelle of 1855 was an International Exhibition held on the Champs-Élysées in Paris from 15 May to 15 November 1855.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".

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Francis Willis (physician)

Francis Willis (17 August 1718 – 5 December 1807) was a Lincolnshire physician and clergyman, famous for his treatment of George III.

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George Oscar Russell

George Oscar Russel (1890, in Conejos, Colorado – March 17, 1962) was an American speech scientist.

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Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

Gonville & Caius College (often referred to simply as Caius) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.

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Harp

The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers.

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Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy

The Jacksonian Professorship of Natural Philosophy is one of the senior chairs in Natural and Experimental philosophy at Cambridge University, and was founded in 1782 by a bequest from the Reverend Richard Jackson.

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John Willis Clark

John Willis Clark (1833 – 1910), sometimes J. W. Clark, was an English academic and antiquarian.

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Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering is the discipline that applies engineering, physics, engineering mathematics, and materials science principles to design, analyze, manufacture, and maintain mechanical systems.

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Robert Willis (physician)

Robert Willis (1799, Leith – 21 September 1878, Barnes) was a Scottish physician, librarian, and medical historian.

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Royal Archaeological Institute

The Royal Archaeological Institute (RAI) is a learned society, established in 1844, with interests in all aspects of the archaeological, architectural and landscape history of the British Isles.

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Royal Gold Medal

The Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contribution to international architecture.

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Vowel

A vowel is one of the two principal classes of speech sound, the other being a consonant.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Willis_(engineer)

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